épithélial

\e.pi.te.ljal\

/\e.pi.te.ljal\/ adj

The verdict

“épithélial” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency French
10
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Qui est relatif à l’épithélium.

Corpus desk

Index FR-epithelial · épithélial · French

épithélial · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-MEGA 10 letters
  • VOW-5 5 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-THIN "É" thin
  • PHOTO-UNK Peer pending

Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.

Key facts for épithélial
PropertyValue
Headwordépithélial
LanguageFrench
Part of speechAdjective
IPA\e.pi.te.ljal\
Letters10
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Longue queue: rang de « épithélial » en français

épithélialreste hors des 100.000 mots français les plus fréquents, dans la longue queue du vocabulaire technique, archaïque ou rare, là où le doute d'orthographe frappe.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

épithélial is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective, transcribed \e.pi.te.ljal\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Qui est relatif à l’épithélium.".

Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for épithélial, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. Our dataset records no confusable match here, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct French form is épithélial, spelled É-P-I-T-H-É-L-I-A-L.

Definition

  1. 1
    Qui est relatif à l’épithélium.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how épithélial appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. La masse champignonneuse prolifère en même temps et bientôt elle forme autour de la papille une sorte de manchon. Les sporules s'insinuent en outre entre les cellules épithéliales les plus superficielles et les dissocient.
  2. Nous avons étudié l’activité antiproliférative et antitumorale des dérivés du dextrane sur plusieurs lignées de cellules épithéliales mammaires humaines et tenté d’élucider leur mécanisme d’action.

This word in other languages

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "épithélial"?
"épithélial" is spelled É-P-I-T-H-É-L-I-A-L. The IPA pronunciation is \e.pi.te.ljal\.
What does "épithélial" mean?
As an adjective, "épithélial" means: Qui est relatif à l’épithélium.
How do you pronounce "épithélial"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "épithélial" is \e.pi.te.ljal\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "épithélial" come from?
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list